Old Comedy
- BC, Greek origins
- Bawdy (extreme,sexual,crude)
- Scatalogical (fart gags, shit)
- No narrative, set pieces and sketches
New Comedy
- BC, but not as old as Old
- Romance
- Reunions
- Plot
- Happy ending
- Fast paced
- Witty
- Stock characters (Love struck young man, cunning yet cowardly slave, angry father, bragging soldier, kind-hearted soldier)
Shakespearean Comedy (1580 onwards)
- Young love overcomes obstacles
- Marriages solve everything
- Doesn't have to be funny
- Mixed bawdy, slapstick with serious for different people in audiences
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